response to motion to disqualify attorney

/Pg 16 0 R /S /P endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) << /K 19 /S /P 2 0 obj /K 8 /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) x+ | 79 0 obj 103 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K 7 Introduction /K 4 /S /H3 << /Lang (EN-US) << Federal courts have the inherent power to supervise the professional conduct of attorneys appearing before the courts, which includes the authority to disqualify an attorney. /K 18 <> to the subject matter of this litigation. 179 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 5 << /Lang (EN-US) << 78 0 obj >> Response to Motion to Disqualify, 8/14/17, at 10. /K 0 /TextBox /Art endobj /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << >> Legal Standards. >> << /P 12 0 R /P 509 0 R /Annots [] /K 10 In this case, the defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need for the prosecutors' testimony or that the information sought cannot be obtained from an alternative source. 203 0 obj THE RESPONSE: The employee in question was Matthew Minno, who is a staff attorney with DMS. /Outline /Span >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R >> /Pg 29 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj /P 531 0 R /Pg 16 0 R People v. Nozolino, 298 P.3d 915, 919 (Colo. 2013) (Disqualification of a partys chosen attorney is an extreme remedy and is only appropriate where required to preserve the integrity and fairness of the judicial proceedings.) (citation omitted). /K 4 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Brennan, No. endobj << >> Such motions are sometimes followed by either a grievance or a legal malpractice claim. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 3.7." Venters, 293 Kan. at 103. /StructParents 30 >> /K 23 /Pg 29 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 189 0 obj /S /P /S /Footnote /S /P Motions (a) Motion and opposition (1) Except as these rules provide otherwise, a party wanting to make a motion in a reviewing court must serve and file a written motion stating the grounds and the relief requested and identifying any documents on which the motion is based. 166 0 obj /P 508 0 R endobj /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 498 0 R 65 0 obj >> << /Annots [] 22 0 obj /P 506 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.. >> /S /P /P 506 0 R /S /P 10. >> /S /P The instant motion was filed eleven days after all the testimony had been taken and five days after the judge had announced his ruling. << /Pg 15 0 R << /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 27 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 529 0 R Generally, an order either disqualifying or refusing to disqualify a law firm is not appealable. 1 18 U.S.C. See Alps Prop., 526 F. Supp. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << >> /P 12 0 R 205 0 obj 53 0 obj 1. /K 7 Typically, a former client seeking to disqualify a former attorney from representing an opposing party must identify specific, cogent information that the attorney possesses and show that the information is confidential and implicates the duty of loyalty. endobj /Rotate 0 << /P 304 0 R /Lang (EN-US) !location.countrycode?location.countryName :location.officeName }}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).languageCode | uppercase}}, {{ getActiveCase(headerData.languageLinks,'active',true).name}}. /Pg 17 0 R /K [18 283 0 R 20] 0000006483 00000 n /K 1 /S /H1 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. >> "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the United States' Response to Defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /P 12 0 R << >> >> /Lang (EN-US) In denying the defendants' motion, the court relied on the fact that there were other investigating agents present at the meeting who could testify to what occurred during the meeting. >> /Pg 30 0 R /K 1 193 0 obj << << endobj /Pg 26 0 R Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. 3 Rules 4-1.6, 4-1.7, and 4-1.9 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar generally govern in attorney conflict of interest disqualification matters. /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference << /S /P /S /P endobj 35 0 obj 228 0 obj /K 2 /S /P /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 /K 2 /P 505 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 16 << /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 56 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) << << /K 26 << /Rotate 0 Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. /Pg 45 0 R Terre Du Lac Property Owners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Shrum, 661 S.W.2d 45, 48 (Mo. Second, take effective steps to mitigate, if not eliminate, risks that a former clients confidences and secrets might be accessible to attorneys working on a matter involving the former client. 0000013798 00000 n /S /P 250 0 obj << /P 12 0 R 343 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 345 0 obj 61 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 45 0 R << /S /P /K 35 /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing /Rotate 0 Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. /S /P << << << endobj 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R 115 0 R 116 0 R Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. 602. /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] <> 0000009504 00000 n R. Evid. >> /Pg 30 0 R 146 0 obj /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] endobj superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. /P 12 0 R 157 0 R 158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R 163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R 166 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Rule 1.432 requires that a motion to disqualify be made within a reasonable time after discovering the facts upon which the motion is based. /Type /Page As the motion describes, the purpose of the Compensation Pilot is to address a financial endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 24 Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. 0000002614 00000 n `%qs2"Z(-> ^eZAst`zqz~5{=rvvl6r7rhi_WSztQa%_`e.~QFCPN!Px:v7Pp}VDl|RUjND,a5KFVo}W4+7H/)fJ%o5mgS9BFcQ7HP13+Fxk{N25 wx7O)&[ /iCw %Fk|7on6 r9rH_wFS&`E9T8`jPDlm(n << /Annots [] unless the client consents after disclosure to the . >> << /Lang (EN-US) Because there are other witnesses available to testify, there is no compelling need to put the prosecuting attorneys on the stand to testify. endobj endobj /S /H1 /S /P /Resources 403 0 R However, as cited in Respondents' brief, there are specific provisions of the Washington constitution, state statutes, and case law regarding representation of the Insurance << >> /P 12 0 R endobj 467 0 obj endobj /S /P /RoleMap 14 0 R << /P 12 0 R endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R 190 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /Pg 15 0 R /K 35 << /P 12 0 R << 1985) (finding defendant had a compelling need for prosecutor's testimony when that testimony was the only source of vital evidence). << 271 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 42 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] <> /Rotate 0 49 0 obj [ii] However, an order is final and appealable when it disqualifies a law firm which has represented a defendant during the trial from continuing its representation during an appeal, due to a conflict created when an attorney who represented the . /K 27 /Lang (EN-US) >> 328 0 obj << /S /P endobj 91 0 obj /S /P /StructParents 21 167 0 R 168 0 R 169 0 R 170 0 R 171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R 174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R /P 12 0 R /K 33 /Lang (EN-US) /K 31 /P 12 0 R 198 0 obj << endobj UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PROSECUTORS MARK R. ROSMAN AND KAREN J. /Resources 474 0 R /K 3 (a) A court that determines that a person has signed a pleading or motion in violation of Section 10.001may impose a sanction on the person, a party represented by the person, or both. /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 23 320 0 obj << /Contents [445 0 R 446 0 R 447 0 R] >> /Pg 19 0 R /Parent 9 0 R 68 0 obj /S /P /K 2 /S /P /Pg 32 0 R /S /H3 endobj /Resources 407 0 R /Pg 27 0 R See People v. Perez, 201 P.3d 1220, 1246 n.11 (Colo. 2009). /K 11 /Pg 19 0 R /Pg 17 0 R >> 183 0 obj In fact, the plaintiff's attorney conceded in open court, "I can honestly state I am not completely pre-pared to respond to the motion for summa-ry judgment." The judge, however, allowed the plaintiff to submit a brief on the . >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /P >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 1 438 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. >> /P 134 0 R /S /P /S /P endobj >> 97 0 obj endobj /Pg 45 0 R endobj >> /P 12 0 R endobj >> endobj /K 5 23 0 obj /K 8 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] the entire judicial process' when deciding a motion to disqualify an attorney pursuant to K.R.P.C. 218 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R /P 528 0 R /P 509 0 R 335 0 obj /Resources 387 0 R 6 313 0 R 7 314 0 R 8 [84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R] /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) << position as district attorney. endobj Dec. 10, 2014) (order disqualifying Jones Day), assets.law360news.com/ 0606000/606910/Celgard-LGC%20Order%20disqualifying%20 Jones%20Day.pdf. endobj /S /P << E.g., Celgard, LLC v. LG Chem., Ltd, No. endobj /S /Link /K 28 motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 18 0 R >> 0000006588 00000 n << /K 2 >> Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations. 305 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /K 10 << /Lang (EN-US) By letter dated June 10, 1997, the defendant made a demand pursuant to 28 C.F.R. 145 0 obj /S /P << /Type /StructTreeRoot /S /H3 endobj /P 55 0 R /P 508 0 R /Rotate 0 >> ________________________ United States District Judge. endobj /P 12 0 R endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P << /Resources 444 0 R >> /Contents [368 0 R 369 0 R 370 0 R] /Pg 46 0 R /S /P << /K 7 /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /S /P /Pg 22 0 R endobj endobj _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. Cf. /Lang (EN-US) << 253 0 R 254 0 R 255 0 R 256 0 R 257 0 R 258 0 R 259 0 R 260 0 R 261 0 R 262 0 R /StructTreeRoot 4 0 R /S /Reference >> endobj << >> endobj endobj 161), filed on October 7, 2020" . /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S 00021 Motion to Strike Defendant BRIAN FROST's Affirmative Defenses. 207 0 obj /A 499 0 R /Pg 19 0 R << /Type /Page << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 16 0 R /Rotate 0 This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . 341 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj 126 0 obj 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] /K [38 293 0 R 40] Attorneys understandably may feel apprehensive about the threat of a motion to disqualify, given the potential risk and loss of work. /S /TOCI /Type /Page /Pg 38 0 R /P 531 0 R His Application was transferred to the Court of Criminal Appeals on February 22, 2002. /K 37 >> /K 30 /K 10 /S /TOCI /Annots [] /K 47 << /Parent 7 0 R /Type /Page >> >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P /K 12 >> /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Rotate 0 endobj /S /H2 60 0 obj Under the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct (Colorado Rules or Colo. RCP), an attorney must safeguard client confidences and secrets, subject to a few exceptions. endobj /K 0 << /S /P /S /P /Type /Page /K 34 /S /H1 /P 12 0 R << /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P 89 0 obj 76 0 obj endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 34 0 R 130 0 obj /K 14 /S /P 9 0 obj << In New York, that motion requires: the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel. >> 155 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> As far as I can tell, Mary Ann Strickler, is still a licensed and practicing attorney. /S /P /S /P /StructParents 32 /S /P /P 505 0 R /K 5 Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. 6. [18 -1] at 19. >> General Use: Description. 149 0 obj 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] >> >> %PDF-1.6 % /Pg 15 0 R /Contents [459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R] << When a party wants to ask an Administrative Law Judge, or "ALJ," to do or change something about their case, it is called a "motion." Examples are requesting that a date for mediation be scheduled or that two cases be combined into one hearing (called a "consolidation"). /Lang (EN-US) endobj 243 0 obj although Comment 3 to that Rule provides some context: Matters are substantially related for purposes of this Rule if they involve the same transaction or legal dispute or if there otherwise is a substantial risk that confidential factual information as would normally have been obtained in the prior representation would materially advance the clients position in the subsequent matter. /K 8 /K 17 /P 505 0 R /S /Reference << /P 55 0 R /K [5 307 0 R 7] << 330 0 obj /K 0 209 0 R 210 0 R 211 0 R 212 0 R 213 0 R 214 0 R 215 0 R 216 0 R 217 0 R 218 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Length 533 0 R RESPONSE TO ORDER REGARDING APPOINTMENT, MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PRESIDING OFFICER, AND MOTION FOR A STAY PENDING RESOLUTION OF THE MOTION TO DISQUALIFY I, Adam C. Sloane, hereby state that: 1. /P 12 0 R >> endobj /P 508 0 R /Parent 6 0 R << /S /P /P 12 0 R Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. /S /Footnote << /K 0 >> /P 55 0 R /K 331 0 R /P 12 0 R Secure .gov websites use HTTPS /K [54 301 0 R 56] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 24 0 R >> >> << /P 12 0 R 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. /S /P Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . /Chart /Figure %PDF-1.6 /P 12 0 R /S /P /K [12 514 0 R] /K 8 /P 505 0 R When faced with a motion to disqualify, the first course of action is typically to notify the client. 4 0 obj << 80 0 obj /StructParents 16 xref /Parent 10 0 R endobj /Pg 20 0 R /S /P /Parent 11 0 R endobj /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 188 0 obj By far the majority of successful motions to disqualify are brought on the basis of a conflict of interest with a former or concurrent client or imputation, but attorneys should also be aware that successful motions to disqualify have been brought on the following bases, among others: (1) lawyer as witness, (2) appearance of impropriety, (3) receipt of confidential data, (4) personal interest, (5) violation of the no contact rules, and (6) misconduct with a witness. /S /P /A 517 0 R The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . << /Pg 16 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 /K 15 >> 144 0 obj >> /P 505 0 R 6 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Pg 35 0 R >> 214 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 529 0 R >> >> In determining whether to disqualify an attorney on the ground that he or she will likely be a witness, the court is guided, but not bound by, the standards set forth in Rule 3.7, and whether to disqualify an attorney rests in the sound discretion of the Court. >> Defendants' Motion to Disqualify Plaintiff's counsel, Greenberg Traurig, LLP ("GT") is a baseless effort to divert the Court from the merits of the controversy between the parties, in which GT's client has already been shown to have been seriously wronged by the moving parties. endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. /Tabs /S << /S /P << /K 4 /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /P 530 0 R /Resources 422 0 R /Parent 7 0 R << File the forms. /Resources 494 0 R 309 0 obj Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland, and Carrie J. Williams, Assistant Attorney General, pursuant to this Court's October 12, 2022 order, hereby responds to Mr. Syed's motion to disqualify the Office of the Attorney General as counsel for the State of Maryland or strike the State as a party to the appeal and states as follows: I. endobj The call did not result in an attorney-client relationship of any nature or duration between Steve Morris or his law firm and Chinois or any 4 5 6 Here, Tenorio complied with LR 7-2(g) by filing a motion for leave to file supplemental authorities rather than filing a notice of supplemental authorities. /Type /Page /K 16 67 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R << /Tabs /S >> /K 3 /Parent 11 0 R >> /K 8 >> /P 12 0 R /P 509 0 R In the Motion, Presley seeks the entry of an order disqualifying and all co-counsel who represent Douglas Smith (Smith) and Carolina Preservation Properties, Inc. /Contents [491 0 R 492 0 R 493 0 R] /P 12 0 R endobj endobj A motion is usually made in writing. /S /P << /K [13 311 0 R 15] 371 FILED 6/23/97. 278 0 obj /S /Reference /Pg 29 0 R 127 0 obj 267 0 obj /S /P Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. /Lang (EN-US) /P 298 0 R In Sacramento, the . /K 29 >> /S /P >> T/CT stated that the motion was "'almost by definition untimely under these circumstances.'" 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All rights reserved. /StructParents 25 The Texas Supreme Court held that disqualification was proper, reasoning /S /Reference >> /Lang (EN-US) 42 0 obj /P 12 0 R 201 0 obj northwoods educational foundation, inc.'s reply to plaintiff's response to motion to disqualify and response to motion for sanctions the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. /Pg 44 0 R 12] and Memorandum in Support [Doc. 38 0 obj << 8. >> endobj Independent counsel, free from the suggestion of economic self-interest, often can more effectively than the attorney press the case for allowing the client to keep its counsel of choice. /S /P /S /P /P 308 0 R The State filed a response to the motion, see id. >> At that point, the attorney is put in the awkward position of either explaining to the client why he or she should pay more money to keep the attorney, or absorbing the fees associated with defending the motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 32 0 R /Annots [] /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /Pg 22 0 R >> /Pg 46 0 R << << /Pg 27 0 R /InlineShape /Figure << /Pg 16 0 R /Parent 10 0 R The defendant has failed to demonstrate a compelling need to call the prosecutors as witnesses in this case. 317 0 obj /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K [11 511 0 R] endobj >> << /K [42 295 0 R 44] >> >> /S /P 12. >> /Pg 45 0 R 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] >> >> endobj 253 0 obj /Pg 21 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 4 /K 3 >> endobj /Pg 19 0 R 26 [160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R null 327 0 R null 328 0 R null 329 0 R 162 0 R 263 0 R 264 0 R 265 0 R 266 0 R 267 0 R 268 0 R 269 0 R 270 0 R 271 0 R 272 0 R /K [6 323 0 R 8] << /Pg 46 0 R /K 11 /S /Link Box 30758 . /Type /Page >> 262 0 obj See also Harlan, 54 P.3d at 877 (the Court noted that [i]n determining whether disqualification is warranted the critical question is whether the litigation can be conducted in fairness to all parties and explained that [d]isqualification should not be imposed unless the claimed misconduct in some way taints the trial or legal system) (quoting Fed. /Type /Page /S /P >> /S /P /Pg 45 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) All Responses to Motions and Answers to Petitions must be filed with the Office of Judicial Records and submitted to the Motion Clerk on or before the Response Date. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 27 gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` /Pg 45 0 R specifies the date, time, and location where the hearing will take place, spells out what the party is requesting, and gives a . must. /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /Tabs /S >> /K 17 endobj 160 0 obj My name is Adam C. Sloane. /K 6 >> >> The attorney appointed to represent Orioles owner Peter Angelos in his family's fight over his fortune has rejected a move to disqualify him from the case, calling allegations that he has . /K 24 endobj /S /P /S /P /P 506 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /K 7 /K 2 >> << endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Pages /K 2 <> endobj 355 0 obj hearing. endobj 354 0 obj endobj /Pg 17 0 R /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) 4. /Lang (EN-US) >> 359 0 obj 109 0 obj /S /P 00019 Plaintiff's Reply to BRIAN FROST Response on Attorney Disqualification Motion. /Pg 44 0 R /P 531 0 R >> 348 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) 75 0 obj 0000002515 00000 n A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . /K 12 Petitioners' Pro Se Emergency Motion to Disqualify Counsel for Defendants Doug Smith and CPP. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 28 0 R << 0000007338 00000 n Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. /P 55 0 R /S /Link /A 522 0 R endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << << 236 0 obj /K 13 /P 12 0 R Official websites use .gov /Lang (EN-US) CV1810311PADFMX, 2020 WL 2374947 (C.D. The motion is legally sufficient if it shows the party's well-grounded fear that the party will not receive a fair trial. /Pg 24 0 R /S /P /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) hbbd```b``@$Xd &`L CDrA@q/^b{ kjUA$&HK9tI $ N /P 133 0 R >> /Parent 3 0 R /K 32 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 56 0 R 739, 743-44 (S.D.N.Y. endobj << /Resources 371 0 R The government does not contest the fact that prosecutors Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp met with the defendant on June 21, 1995, and that the defendant was offered immunity, which he declined to accept. >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R endobj 330 0 R 162 0 R] /K 1 239 0 obj /P 12 0 R 137 0 obj >> 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Pg 20 0 R endobj /P 56 0 R /K 13 /Pg 33 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 300 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /Endnote /Note 97 0 R 98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R] 3d at 812. 316 0 obj /K 1 >> >> >> << << /Pg 15 0 R Attorneys should be aware, however, that clients can make a successful case for disqualifying attorneys who had a greatly invested role with the organizational client or where the playbook knowledge is uniquely and particularly relevant to the new representation. /Pg 22 0 R /K 1 << >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) . /Lang (EN-US) 143 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R Once a motion to disqualify the judge in question has been filed, the judge will be served a copy of the affidavit. endobj /Parent 10 0 R >> 1992)). Background "Florida courts have held that disqualification of counsel "is an extraordinary remedy and should only be resorted to sparingly." (Manning v. Cooper (2008) 981 So.2d 668, 670 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) (quoting Alexander v. /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 >> /S /P 33 0 obj The Commission did not receive other responses to the motion, or a reply to Cal Advocates' response. 83 0 obj /S /P 196 0 obj /P 509 0 R Id. /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) <> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) << %PDF-1.6 % << /S /P /S /P /Rotate 0 You can find 3 available options; typing, drawing, or capturing one. /S /P /S /P /K 4 /K 2 /Type /Page /P 55 0 R /Resources 367 0 R << /P 508 0 R /K 16 /Rotate 0 /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R 327 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj 300 0 obj /S /Reference /Type /Page /S /H2 8 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R /Pg 24 0 R /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] endobj /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] /A 524 0 R As the prosecutors have no personal knowledge of the events prior to their meeting with the defendant, they are not material witnesses to those events and should not be called to testify. /Pg 45 0 R /ParentTree 13 0 R /P 12 0 R 290 0 obj /K 13 Please do not message me here on Avvo. endobj endobj /P 508 0 R /K 1 /K 10 /StructParents 11 >> /S /Footnote /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /Subscript /Span /S /P 26 0 obj /P 506 0 R 351 0 obj He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. /K 0 /P 12 0 R <> >> endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /P 132 0 R /P 278 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj 111 0 obj 71 0 obj /Pages 3 0 R Increasingly, courts nationwide have recognized and accepted timely, effective ethics screens as a positive factor for permitting an attorney to continue the representation, although sometimes a screen is not enough to avoid the ramifications of an imputed conflict.12 Nonetheless, if the attorneys choose to employ a screen, it is important that it be erected before the involvement of the conflicted attorney in the new representation.13. 245 0 obj endobj /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R] stream /P 12 0 R << /S /P /K 13 /Tabs /S /Tabs /S Dec. 18, 2014) (denying motion for summary judgment on issue of whether Hunton & Williams should be disqualified in underlying arbitration), assets.law360news.com/ 0580000/580691/Memorandum%20and%20Order.pdf; Defendant and Counterclaimant Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLCs Notice of Motion and Motion to Disqualify Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof, Western Sugar Coop. 108 0 obj /S /P Id. 289 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R /S /P Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /P 12 0 R /Pg 19 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R 210 0 obj /Rotate 0 /S /Link >> /K 7 /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R 124 0 obj /P 529 0 R /Pg 16 0 R Motion to Disqualify an Attorney in Florida What Is a Motion to Disqualify an Attorney? 363 0 obj Others are nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships. /Pg 15 0 R >> >> /K 23 /Pg 39 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj This is often referred to as playbook knowledgethe attorney knows the clients paths and approaches. /P 306 0 R << 46 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R /Pg 28 0 R 315 0 obj endobj /Pg 15 0 R << /P 12 0 R {{ ! << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 20 0 R /Contents [364 0 R 365 0 R 366 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 215 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K [503 0 R 504 0 R] endobj << RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric Ventures, LLC for Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al :: Justia Dockets & Filings Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit Arizona District Court Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al Filing 39 Xcentric Ventures, LLC et al v. Stanley et al Filing 39 << << on January 7, 2002. /P 531 0 R /S /H1 /Pg 38 0 R /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Resources 428 0 R 314 0 obj endobj /Pg 46 0 R /P 274 0 R /P 12 0 R As noted, this order addresses . /Pg 15 0 R >> /K 11 /P 163 0 R /K 40 HarrisT19@michigan.gov . /S /Table /K 2 /S /P In addition, if the motion is made by a former client, attorneys should consider providing notice of a potential circumstance to their legal malpractice insurer. << endobj endobj /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 11 /Lang (EN-US) /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R] /P 12 0 R >> >> /P 508 0 R /Type /Catalog /P 124 0 R /S /P /S /P >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /P 508 0 R 259 0 obj /S /H2 /Lang (EN-US) endobj 17, 2020), the Central District of California decided a motion to disqualify brought by the defendant based on two grounds: (1) a purported conflict based on plaintiff's counsel's prior employment by the defendant; and (2) plaintiff's counsel's improper receipt of information, procured /Pg 45 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 12 0 R /Resources 436 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Contents [441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] >> /S /P /Pg 44 0 R /Type /Page /P 531 0 R << 0000002381 00000 n /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P endobj >> /Annots [] 337 0 obj Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj << /Pg 28 0 R Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. >> /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 44 0 R /StructParents 14 >> /Count 5 >> /Lang (EN-US) 119 0 obj >> endobj /Count 32 /K [1 305 0 R 3] /P 12 0 R /P 286 0 R << /P 531 0 R /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 38 0 R /Lang (EN-US) very brief. << endobj 0000002183 00000 n /Tabs /S ECF No. /S /Reference /Pg 16 0 R endobj endobj 227 0 obj by the party /S /P /Rotate 0 (See Defendant's Motion Exhibit 2.) /K [4 316 0 R 6] /Producer <6954657874AE20352E352E3920A9323030302D323031352069546578742047726F7570204E5620284147504C2D76657273696F6E29> << We are hired both to file and pursue disqualification, and to represent lawyers in resisting disqualification. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Deposit Ins. /K [304 0 R 306 0 R 308 0 R 310 0 R 312 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 281 0 obj endobj /Type /Page /P 505 0 R << /S /P In those circumstances, courts are generally protective of confidences or secrets that the law firm or attorney may possess or to which the firm or attorney has access as a consequence of either the prior or the existing representation. /StructParents 17 /Count 7 /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /ModDate (D:20190627090514-04'00') >> 16 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R endobj /K 8 << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. endobj /P 12 0 R /K 5 >> /K 4 /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 16 0 R Ct., 719 P.2d 699, 704 (Colo. 1986). /S /P endobj For the reasons that follow, the two motions to disqualify are denied, and the motion to strike is granted in part and denied in part. /S /P << << /Lang (EN-US) J. 338 0 obj /K [12 521 0 R] Note: Summary Judgment Motions have a 30 day Response period. 133 0 obj /P 506 0 R /K 1 0000008829 00000 n /Tabs /S /S /P /P 528 0 R 307 0 obj /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /S /P In the motion, Petitioner alleged he was . endobj /P 56 0 R >> /K 13 /P 12 0 R /Annots [] /S /P << 353 0 obj /Tabs /S /Pg 17 0 R 13 0 obj /Lang (EN-US)

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